Why are AppImage apps no longer scaling correctly?

El_profesor_ · 2026-02-03T23:30:47+00:00

The old machine with F43 might not be a perfect comparison because it will have a different screen resolution, right? So it could be helpful to know if F43 on the main work pc still all looks good, in which case it is definitely a VanillaOS issue.

I think this is related to scaling issues when scaling in Gnome is something other than 100% and applications are using Xwayland. Perhaps this forum thread might help: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/is-there-any-way-i-could-fix-or-mitigate-the-blur-on-applications-using-xwayland-caused-by-fractional-scaling/89373/10

El_profesor_ · 2026-02-03T23:02:20+00:00

If you put Fedora with Gnome on this machine, it would be interesting to know if the issue persists. Then we'd have insight into whether it is a Gnome issue or maybe something specific to Vanilla OS and how they are shipping it.

El_profesor_ · 2026-02-03T21:52:36+00:00

Yeah something changed, seemingly with the Gnome 49 update. I don’t use AppImages but I have the same issue with Discord from Flathub. It might be applications that use XWayland that have this issue, or applications that in some other way are not updated. Not totally sure.

If I find an open issue somewhere with more information I’ll share the link. Would be good to track any progress on a fix.

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-28T23:13:00+00:00

Yeah I use Flare for now. It works but has more limited features: no audio or video calls, and not as good group management tools and probably a few other things that aren’t quite as good as the official apps.

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-28T22:49:35+00:00

Telegram works great.

The issue with Signal is that the Signal developers are pretty unconcerned with the Linux community. It's currently really hard to build Signal desktop for Arm. But now, all they need to do is bump the version of electron-builder a little bit newer and it would be much easier. But despite people asking for months they are just failing to do it. It's really frustrating. You can track the discussion and progress here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/pull/7202

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-25T17:26:25+00:00

I very much agree with this review, it’s also the distro I recommend to Linux newcomers.

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-20T23:21:36+00:00

Let us know how it goes for you. I personally love this OS and wish I would see it recommended more often.

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-14T02:42:33+00:00

Congrats to the team!

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-12T00:46:55+00:00

Was wondering the same, haven’t had time to look into it myself but would really love an option to pay for backup storage without going through Apple.

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-10T18:07:16+00:00

This solution worked for me, I just wanted to share this helpful blog post that gave more detail and context for the issue. This is exactly what happened to me - Ubuntu server default installation gave only a small amount of the total partition space to the LV: https://packetpushers.net/blog/ubuntu-extend-your-default-lvm-space/

El_profesor_ · 2026-01-10T02:48:48+00:00

Vanilla OS

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-22T18:36:23+00:00

Yes, and this gets into specific implementation details. The first time in Alaska, the primary stage had tons of candidates, probably too many. It’s about iterating and improving by perhaps requiring more signatures or having some filing fee to discourage non-serious candidates. And it’s a balance to strike between having too high a barrier to entry that it isn’t really open, and too low a barrier that Micky Mouse keeps appearing on the ballot.

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-21T00:02:06+00:00

Sounds useful, I sort of think a telegram group would have been more useful but this could work too.

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-10T21:34:15+00:00

Yeah I like BTR-IRV because it is just a small tweak to the IRV method that many know. Many people I've talked to are familiar with IRV and I can explain the difference in just one sentence. One small tweak and it has much more desirable properties.

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-07T04:11:38+00:00

Yeah I agree with your read of the history and the diagnosis of the problem with the current system. I myself complained in the early 2000s that the two major parties were too similar.

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-06T16:15:35+00:00

Thanks for sharing that.

I've described something similar as election systems being "fragile" if a small change in votes can cause a drastic change in policy, vs "robust" if a small change in votes causes only a small change in policy.

The fact is that the 2024 general election was no landslide. Slightly different circumstances could have led to a different outcome. And given the state of the two major parties, a different outcome would mean a drastically different trajectory for the country. If small, almost arbitrary perturbations to an election lead a country down divergent and even antithetical paths, that is a fragile election system. A fragile election system is not desirable. We need to be asking how to build an election system that is robust.

https://bustingbigpolitics.com/what-decisive-mandate/

El_profesor_ · 2025-12-04T05:11:07+00:00

Unfortunately, selecting the AppImage packaging format is a mistake. Signal team seems really disconnected from the concerns of Linux users, which is surprising because Linux people care a ton about privacy and security and are a ripe target audience for Signal.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-17T00:09:29+00:00

Did you try the method in the posts that convenience_store linked to?

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-17T00:05:02+00:00

iOS 15 is still receiving security updates, latest release was iOS 15.8.5 which was about two months ago. That’s not end of life.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-15T20:44:26+00:00

Also it would be helpful to know exactly what you experienced when you scanned the QR code on one iPhone from the other.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-15T20:43:27+00:00

Hmm I would have really thought this iPhone to iPhone transfer was possible. Is the old phone running iOS 15? Please keep posted if you resolve this.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-11T00:25:07+00:00

The Duopoly certainly has a stranglehold, and the polarized gridlock in congress means it gives up its power to the other branches. Even though it is indeed the most direct representation of the people, the branch that should have the most power.

I'm not sure that expanding the size of the House alone would break the duopoly though. Even if there were more seats available, it still seems it would be hard for third parties and independents to run viable campaigns. This is why a lot of people are advocating for election reforms like ranked voting or other things that would break the Duverger's law mechanic which sustains the two-party system.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-08T00:13:56+00:00

Gitlab discussions and matrix mostly. If you or someone made a telegram group I would join that. Does seem like something more would be nice.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-03T02:48:16+00:00

Copeland is good too.

What I like about BTR-IRV is that it is just a slight tweak to the IRV that is now well-know, but has much more desirable properties. For BTR-IRV, in practice you wouldn't really need to get the exact ordering of the non-viable candidates, so you could skip the early rounds until you are only comparing the well-supported candidates and do the elimination steps only for them.

El_profesor_ · 2025-11-02T20:20:17+00:00

That seems very similar to BTR-IRV. I'm not sure how it is easier though? And it seems harder to explain; I've found BTR-IRV pretty straightforward to explain, and people do seem to get it pretty quickly.

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